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HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 200 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 10-80 m with 2 m / 6 m converter options
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.5 µV
5-160 MHz: 0.6 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-520 MHz: 0.3 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
370-520 MHz: 1.0 µV
520-1300 MHz: 3.0 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 16 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R14/C) or 3V DC external 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.5-10V DC (external) Mains
Current RX Max 300 mA 15-95 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1959 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
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Weight ? 195 gr (6.9 oz) ?
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 640 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. "Frequency finder". Dual watch. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000375 YAESU-VR-000120D HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK IIIA